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Turkey held by solid defending Belgium 9/11/2008
Turkey held by solid defending Belgium
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Turkey have drawn 1-1 against Belgium in their second 2010 World Cup qualifying match and dropped their first points at Group 5. Wesley Sonck put the visitors ahead with a header on 31st minute, while Emre Belözoğlu leveled the game with a penalty on 74th minute.

Jan Verthongen's free-kick met Wesley Sonck inside the penalty area and 30-year-old player headed the ball into the net. In the second half, Turkey increased their pressure on Belgium and Turkey's equalizer came on 74th minute. Gökhan Gönül tried to enter Belgium's penalty area but Axel Witsel handballed and the referee pointed to the spot. Emre Belözoğlu made no mistake from the spot and leveled the game.

Stadium: Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu
Referee: Stephane Lannoy, Eric Dansault, Fredric Cano (France)
Türkiye: Volkan, Gökhan Gönül, Gökhan Zan, Servet, Çağlar, Kazım (46 Mehmet Topuz), Mehmet Topal (69 Mevlüt), Emre, Arda, Tuncay (13 Halil), Semih
Belgium: Stijnen, Swerts, Kompany, Simons, Vermaelen, Defour (46 Mudingayi), Fellaini, Vertonghen, Witsel (76 Daems), Dembele, Sonck (85 De Suiter)
Goals: 31 Sonck (Belgium), 74 Emre (penalty) (Turkey)
Yellow Cards: 26 Swerts, 55 Mudingayi, 71 Vermaelen, 88 Stijnen (Belgium), 39 Mehmet Topal,  63 Semih (Turkey)

There were two other matches at Turkey's group. Bosnia-Herzegovina routed Estonia in Zenica with a 7-0 score, whereas Spain defeated Armenia 4-0 at home.

2010 World Cup Qualifying Group 5 Results and Standings

Teams

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

1.SPAIN

2

2

0

0

5

0

6

2.TURKEY

2

1

1

0

3

1

4

3.BELGIUM

2

1

1

0

4

3

4

4.BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

2

1

0

1

7

1

3

5.ARMENIA

2

0

0

2

0

6

0

6.ESTONIA

2

0

0

2

2

10

0


Date

Home Team

Result

Visiting Team

06.09.2008

ARMENIA

0 - 2

TURKEY

06.09.2008

BELGIUM

3 - 2

ESTONIA

06.09.2008

SPAIN

1 - 0

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

10.09.2008

TURKEY

1 - 1

BELGIUM

10.09.2008

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

7 - 0

ESTONIA

10.09.2008

SPAIN

4 - 0

ARMENIA

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